West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-03-11

The condition Of Jefferson is a
complete answerto an unsound ar
guments. This county ought to be
a garden spot. We arc near by o
million people living in cities; no
lands are .betteF-aaf no climate su
perior; no people arc more industri-
Gus, and we have no extravaganza.
We published the other day the
sta cement BY one of our most sue
cessful farmers that, with $4,000
worth of farming property and with
himself and wife working like galley
slaves. ne could not clear 81 200.
Look at that magnificent mill prop
erty at Harper's Ferry-deserted
because capital will not risk rail
road discrimination. Look at that
splendid water power Savory pur-
chased from the government and
which he cannot utilize because the
rail road Will not give him fair
rates. If Harper's Ferry was not
Disseminated against Sayory would
have had 500 men at work more
than year ago. If our politics
were managed in the public interest
Harper's Ferry would have a popu-
lation of 5000 at least. Har-
pers Ferry will never improve
so long as railroad politicians
shape legislation. Look at
the papers of this county, filed with
advertisements by farmers selling
out and yet to day b. & o. rail
road stock is selling at premium
Of eighty per cent. There never was
a time that money was so scarce in
this county. The Sheriff cannot pay
the orders on him, and yet the b. q
o. owes more than $4,000 of back !
taxes which are tied up by an in
junction of the United States Judge.
Within the past few.days two cit (
liens of this county were suddenly
arrested and dragged otto Martins
burg by q United States Marshall
for some unintentional and trivial
violation of the Revenue law. These
citizens will be dragged to Clarks
burg to stand trial That trial /
win cost them several hundred dol !
lars and will cost the taxpayers of
this country in the neighborhood of
thousand dollars. The law never
contemplated that a citizen should /
be subjected to such distress for so
trivial an offense. We want more
men in Washington who will see to
it that one of our neighbors shall /
not be arrested and subjected to ex
pense because he bottles Il pint Of
beer Look at these facts: consid-
er them and then tell us whether it
is not time that we elect to Office
men who are on the side Of the peo-
pie and who 10 not truckle to the
railroad influence We tell the Leo
pie of this county it is time to wake
up. The politicians may pirate about
caucus and declaim platitudes about
party organization, but we tell the
people that the time has come when
we want less caucus and more prin-
ciple. There are ten men in this /
country who have accumulated |
$5OO.OOO,OOO within less than % |
years. We tell the people, if they /
tolerate political methods which IA
cilitate this concentration of wealth,
then that thing called PROSPECT /
TY is at an end
An election is to be held on the I
9Th. There is little time for agita
ton and discussion. This election
comes at time of the year when the l
body of the people are particularly |
busy. In this situation it is easy
for few shrewd and adroit men,
acting under instructions from
Washington, to turn public opinion
in the wrong direction. The effort
is, to send to the Legislature some
one who Will not represent those
views, those doctrines and those
principles which must prevail if our !
people are to prosper. We have no |
candidate to recommend. We are
in favor of that man who will fight |
hardest and fight longest to correct |
the abuses under which we suffer. !
We call on the people of this county
to be on the alert; when the people !
think they are never misled.